Officers and Ex-Officio Voting Members

Chair

Brad Diamond
Phone: 205-726-2496
Email: bdiamond@samford.edu

Chair-Elect

Stephen Brown
Phone: 205-726-4883
Email: sabrown1@samford.edu

Secretary

Jennifer Rahn
Phone: 205-726-2109
Email: jlrahn@samford.edu

Immediate Past-Chair

Angela (Dee) Thomason
Phone: 205-726-4476
Email: adrobert@samford.edu

Faculty Senate Email: facultysenate@samford.edu

Ex-Officio, Nonvoting Members

Chair of each standing committee of the university as defined in the Faculty Handbook A1.5.9.

Senators by School

Arts

Beth McGinnis
Joe Cory
Steven Potaczek
Chelsea Nicholson

Arts and Sciences

Stephen Strickland
Nia Johnson
Chris Pursell
Keith Putt
Carol Ann Vaughn Cross
James Strange
Jeffrey Powell
Mike Janas
Kelly Jensen
Kevin Drace
Brian Gregory
David Bains

Business

Kate McCombs
Kevin Pan
Nathan Kirkpatrick

Divinity

Stefana Dan Laing
Sydney Park

Education

Kayla Wenth
Mary Yakimowski/Bill Cleveland
Jeanelle Day

Health Professions

Sarah Szynkiewicz
Mark Caulkins
Joe Perderson
Kelly Atkins

Law

Jeff Anderson
David Smolin

Libraries

Sarah Cooper
Grace Simms

Nursing

Ashley Turner
Ashley York
Maria Ledbetter
Lee Hardin
Terri Cahoon (1 year term)

Pharmacy

Bernadette D'Souza
Robert Wang
Georges Adunlin
Terri Wensel 

Public Health

Jean Roberson
David Cecil

Meetings for 2024-2025 Academic Year

Faculty Senate Meetings

All meetings for senate are held in Brock Forum (DBH 131) from 3:00 to 4:30 pm CST

September 25, 2024
October 23, 2024
November 18, 2024
February 19, 2025
March 26, 2025

Full Faculty Meetings

Location: Wright Center
August 21, 2023 (during faculty Connect. Refer to the agenda for the time.)
January 16, 2025 (Time: 10:00 to 11:00 am)
April 23, 2025 (Time: 3:00 to 4:30 pm)

Senate Executive Council Meetings

Monday, August 19, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Monday, January 13, 2024
Monday, February 10, 2024
Monday, March 17, 2024
Monday, April 14, 2025

Basic Parliamentary Procedure for Faculty Senate Meetings

Committee Chairs

Academic Affairs - Mallory Marshall, Health Professions
Academic Technology & Learning- David Robbins, Public Health
Athletics -Caitlin Brown, Pharmacy
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare -Scott McGinnis, Arts & Sciences
Campus Life -Don Sandley, Arts
Curriculum- Joe Cory, Arts
Diversity- Tracy Roberts, Law
Elections- Emily Andrews, Arts
Enrollment- Michael Averett, Arts
General Education- Clay Carey, Arts & Sciences
Global Engagement -Ashley Turner, Nursing
Ad Hoc General Education – Scott McGinnis & Amy Hoagland (co-chairs)

Committee Membership


Committee Membership
Committee Name School
Academic Affairs Joe Cory Arts
Academic Affairs Don Olive Arts & Sciences
Academic Affairs Anthony Overton Arts & Sciences
Academic Affairs Jack Berry Arts & Sciences
Academic Affairs Joy Buchanan Business
Academic Affairs Pyotr Malysz Divinity
Academic Affairs Kate Scarborough Education
Academic Affairs Mallory Marshal Health Professions
Academic Affairs Jeff Anderson Law
Academic Affairs Cheryl Cecil Libraries
Academic Affairs Andrea Collins Nursing
Academic Affairs Stephen Brown Pharmacy
Academic Affairs Jean Roberson Public Health
Academic Technology & Learning Steven Potaczek Arts
Academic Technology & Learning Jonathan Fleming Arts & Sciences
Academic Technology & Learning Sara McCarty Business
Academic Technology & Learning Joshua Chatraw Divinity
Academic Technology & Learning Amanda Stone Education
Academic Technology & Learning Kelly Jackson Health Professions
Academic Technology & Learning Ed Martin Law
Academic Technology & Learning Becky Hyde Libraries
Academic Technology & Learning Jill Pence Nursing
Academic Technology & Learning Dave Luthin Pharmacy
Academic Technology & Learning David Robbins Public Health
Athletics Aaron Brakke Arts
Athletics Betsy Emmons Arts & Sciences
Athletics Darin White Business
Athletics TBA Divinity
Athletics Erin Gilchrist Education
Athletics Patrick Marsh Health Professions
Athletics Matthew Woodham Law
Athletics Sarah Cooper Libraries
Athletics Hannah Landgrave Nursing
Athletics Melanie Manis Pharmacy
Athletics Keith Pearson Public Health
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Brian Viliunas Arts
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Scott McGinnis Arts & Sciences
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Rusty Yerkes Business
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Robert Smith Divinity
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Mandy Hilsmier Education
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Scott Bickel Health Professions
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Tim McFarlin Law
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Leigh Jones Libraries
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Moniaree Jones Nursing
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare TBA Pharmacy
Business Affairs & Faculty Welfare Carol Ratcliff Public Health
Campus Life Don Sandley Arts
Campus Life TBA Arts & Sciences
Campus Life Chris Pursell Arts & Sciences
Campus Life Tiffany Robayna Arts & Sciences
Campus Life Michelle Newberry Business
Campus Life Gordon Bals Divinity
Campus Life Celeste Hill Education
Campus Life Joseph Pederson Health Professions
Campus Life Matthew Woodham Law
Campus Life Jaro Szurek Libraries
Campus Life Jill Hightower Nursing
Campus Life Crystal Deas Pharmacy
Campus Life Megan Kaal Public Health
Curriculum TBA Arts
Curriculum James Strange rts & Sciences
Curriculum Andy Montgomery Arts & Sciences
Curriculum Taylor Cyr Arts & Sciences
Curriculum Howard Finch Business
Curriculum Paul House Divinity
Curriculum Kristie Chandler Education
Curriculum Wes Johnson Health Professions
Curriculum Brandon Denning Law
Curriculum Lori Northrup Libraries
Curriculum Amanda Barron Nursing
Curriculum Danielle Cruthirds Pharmacy
Curriculum Kim Davey Public Health
Diversity Mary Gurney Arts
Diversity Niya Pickett Miller Arts & Sciences
Diversity Danielle Deavours Arts & Sciences
Diversity Dieter Waldvogel Arts & Sciences
Diversity Bill Belski Business
Diversity Douglas Webster Divinity
Diversity Hannah Kennedy Education
Diversity Carol Koch Health Professions
Diversity Tracey Roberts Law
Diversity Lauren Young Libraries
Diversity Sherri Chatman Nursing
Diversity Lan Bui Pharmacy
Diversity Dennis McCay Public Health
Elections Emily Andrews Arts
Elections Mingwei Sun Arts & Sciences
Elections Kevin Pan Business
Elections David Parks Divinity
Elections Karen Birkenfeld Education
Elections Courteney Benjamin Health Professions
Elections Alyssa Di Russo Law
Elections Lance Day Libraries
Elections Lisa Gurley Nursing
Elections TBA Pharmacy
Elections Clara Darling Public Health
Enrollment Michael Averett Arts
Enrollment Kenyon Gradert Arts & Sciences
Enrollment David Luginbuhl Arts & Sciences
Enrollment Drew Hataway Arts & Sciences
Enrollment Cameron Pearce Business
Enrollment Mark DeVine Divinity
Enrollment Kristie Chandler Education
Enrollment Anna Webb Health Professions
Enrollment Jeff Anderson Law
Enrollment Carla Waddell Libraries
Enrollment Heidi Callaghan Nursing
Enrollment Erika Cretton-Scott Pharmacy
Enrollment Lakesha Kinnerson Public Health
General Education TBA Arts
General Education Frank Patane Arts & Sciences
General Education Jennifer Speights-Binet Arts & Sciences
General Education Clay Carey Arts & Sciences
General Education Roy Ciampa Arts & Sciences
General Education Julianne Sandberg Arts & Sciences
General Education Dave Garza Arts & Sciences
General Education Cliff Eason Business
General Education Celeste Hill Education
General Education John Petrella Health Professions
General Education Clara Waddell Libraries
General Education Lora Shelton Nursing
General Education Jonathan Thigpen Pharmacy
General Education Rachel Casiday Public Health
Global Engagement Morgan Soja Arts
Global Engagement Marigene Chamberlain Arts & Sciences
Global Engagement Doug Clapp Arts & Sciences
Global Engagement Anna Leigh Stone Hankins Business
Global Engagement Jonathan Linebaugh Divinity
Global Engagement Mary Yakimowski Education
Global Engagement Kelly Atkins Health Professions
Global Engagement Ramona Albin Law
Global Engagement Peng Mu Libraries
Global Engagement Ashley Turner Nursing
Global Engagement Patricia (Patty) Jumbo Pharmacy
Global Engagement Rachel Hagues Public Health
Global Engagement Mary McCullough Arts & Sciences
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